THURSDAY, 31 JULY 2025, 00:53
Apple has lost its fourth AI researcher in a month to Meta [non-paywalled source], marking the latest setback to the iPhone maker’s AI efforts. From a report: Bowen Zhang, a key multimodal AI researcher at Apple, left the company on Friday and is set to join Meta’s recently formed superintelligence team, according to people familiar with the matter. Zhang was part of the Apple foundation models...
Chief of War, Murderbot, and Foundation are among the best shows on Apple TV+ this month.
A new Earth-observing satellite, built by NASA and India’s space agency, will be sent into orbit on Wednesday.
Following its exciting unveiling at Annecy International Animation Festival last month, Marvel Animation’s “Eyes of Wakanda” will now be available for fans to enjoy on Disney+ earlier than anticipated. The all-new series, which features four episodes, will debut on 1 August, 2025. The new action-adventure series, which was produced in partnership with Proximity Media’s Zinzi […]
60% of American adults use AI to search for information, but far fewer have adopted the technology for workplace productivity, according to a new Associated Press-NORC Center for Public Affairs Research poll. Only 37% of respondents reported using AI for work tasks, while 40% said they use it for brainstorming ideas. The survey of 1,437 adults, conducted July 10-14, reveals a significant...
OpenAI’s new study mode for ChatGPT throws questions back at students, but the learning feature doesn’t address generative AI’s underlying disruption of education.
Stress, isolation, and uncertainty appear to have caused the brain to age quicker for those who lived through the crisis.
An anonymous reader shares a report: Anthropic is nearing a deal to raise as much as $5 billion in a new round of funding that would value the AI startup at $170 billion, according to a person familiar with the matter. Investment firm Iconiq Capital is leading the round, which is expected to total between $3 billion and $5 billion, said the person, who spoke on condition of anonymity to discuss...
New AI regulations suggested by the White House mirror changes to environmental permitting suggested by Meta and a lobbying group representing firms like Google and Amazon Web Services.
Meta approached more than a dozen staffers at Mira Murati’s AI startup to discuss joining its new superintelligence lab. One received an offer for more than $1 billion.
The Airbus A380, the world’s largest commercial passenger jet, faces mounting maintenance challenges as regulatory authorities issue an increasing number of safety directives. The European Union Aviation Safety Agency has listed 95 airworthiness directives for the A380 since January 2020, approximately double the number issued for large Boeing aircraft during the same period. The directives...
schwit1 writes: The Apple Manufacturing Academy will be located in downtown Detroit and will be administered by Michigan State University. The academy will offer workshops on manufacturing and artificial intelligence to small and medium-sized businesses, Apple said. Trump has called for Apple to move iPhone production to the U.S. and is implementing tariffs that will likely raise the company’s...
Altera Biosciences, Africa’s first dedicated cell and gene therapy biotech company, has announced the successful close of a groundbreaking R29 million pre-seed funding round. Led by founders Alexandra Miszewski and Professor Michael Pepper, this milestone positions Altera at the forefront of biotech innovation on the continent, with a mission to revolutionise healthcare through the development […]
Recent reports suggesting Eskom will introduce a surcharge specifically for solar power users are inaccurate. However, the utility’s tariff changes and policies certainly suggest it wants to milk these customers for as much as it can.
India has overtaken China to become the top source of smartphones sold in the US, after Apple shifted to assemble more of its iPhones in the South Asian country. From a report: In the quarter through June, India was the largest manufacturer of smartphones shipped to the US for the first time, accounting for 44% of the market, according to Canalys data. Vietnam, home to much of Samsung’s...
The space plane’s test flight will advance development of a new navigation technology based on electromagnetic wave interference.
Nvidia’s usual budget winner can’t keep up with the competition this year.
South Africa’s first off-grid EV charging company has had a slow start but remains convinced in the viability of its plan to roll out over 100 stations in the next few years.
Utilities across the U.S. are demanding tech companies pay larger shares of electricity infrastructure costs as AI drives unprecedented data center construction, creating tensions over who bears the financial burden of grid upgrades. Virginia utility Dominion Energy received requests from data center developers requiring 40 gigawatts of electricity by the end of 2024, enough to power at least...
Although the trends can be hard to perceive, we are making incredible progress on global poverty, health, longevity and climate change
Don’t fret the future.
A lot of people do, and for powerful reasons – we are facing enormous challenges unprecedented in human history, from climate change and nuclear war to engineered pandemics and malicious artificial intelligence. A 2017 survey showed...
These WIRED-tested reading lights are perfect for cozying up with a bestseller.